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114: Chapter 114 The mother-in-law enthusiastically pulls people in, while the father-in-law remains silent and alarmed.
Looking at this adorable expression on Shen Muyan.
Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang's eyes lit up; this was the ideal girlfriend.
Her father, Shen Qiang, and mother, Liu Aiyuan, were already waiting at the entrance of the residential complex.
"That's my mom and dad up ahead!" Shen Muyan, sitting between Su Wantang and Jiang Jinyue, pointed forward.
Tang Luochuan tapped the brakes.
However, Shen Qiang and Liu Aiyuan paid no attention to the land rover with the temporary license plate.
Although they could tell the car wasn't cheap, they were more focused on their own Accord.
"Where is Muqing? Why is she so slow? Is she not here yet?" Shen Qiang was getting a bit anxious from waiting.
"Mom! Dad!" A familiar voice came from across the street.
The couple looked over and saw the land rover make a sharp U-turn, parking on the side of the street near their complex.
"What is this..." Liu Aiyuan was bewildered. She had received news that Tang Luochuan and two girls were arriving by high-speed rail.
Shen Qiang also didn't understand as he looked at the land rover: Do taxis at the high-speed rail station use land rovers?
The car door opened, and Jiang Jinyue was the first to step out.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." The girl gave a slight nod, greeting them politely.
Liu Aiyuan's eyes lit up instantly. Her own daughter was beautiful, but she had been looking at her for 20 years.
She was seeing this girl for the first time, and it was truly breathtaking.
Then came Su Wantang.
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie!"
She gave the couple a different feeling; the former was cold and elegant, the latter fresh and pure.
Of course, lastly, there was their own little punching bag. Shen Muyan got out with puffed-up cheeks and immediately complained: "My brother went to pick up that Li Xiaowei. It's so annoying."
"Uh..." Shen Qiang didn't pay attention to what his daughter said. He was now more eager to see this "future son-in-law," though it was currently in quotation marks.
This was different from taking in a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law needed to be thoroughly vetted.
With the sound of the last car door closing, Tang Luochuan stepped out calmly and composedly from the other side of the vehicle.
"Auntie, Uncle... hello." Tang Luochuan smiled, his demeanor appropriate, and then he opened the trunk and the passenger door: "I brought some gifts. I came in a hurry, so please don't mind."
"No... no... I don't mind! Oh my, Luochuan, right? Muyan is always thinking about you. At home, it's always Luochuan this, Luochuan that!" Liu Aiyuan's voice was loud and clear, full of satisfaction.
A father-in-law looking at a son-in-law is different from a mother-in-law looking at a son-in-law.
A father-in-law is a man, and men understand each other better.
A mother-in-law just needs to find him pleasing to the eye, and that's enough...
With Tang Luochuan's looks and temperament, she was 100 percent willing.
"You must be hungry, child. The food is ready! Let's go, let's go back and eat while it's hot. Why did you bring so many things!" Liu Aiyuan enthusiastically grabbed his arm and started walking towards the house.
The girls followed behind.
Shen Qiang suddenly called out: "Wait a second."
Everyone turned around, looking at him blankly.
Tang Luochuan was startled inside. Did he do something wrong?
Shen Qiang pointed to the things in the car: "Child, you're too polite, buying so much... but Uncle can't carry it all by himself. Haha!!"
"Uh... right! I'll do it! I'll do it!" Tang Luochuan scratched his head and hurried back.
Shen Muyan, however, grabbed Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang's hands, ignoring them: "Let's go, let's go up, let's go to my place for dinner."
Her steps were light, and her previous displeasure instantly vanished. Seeing her boyfriend being so well-liked by her parents, she even felt a hint of pride.
Tang Luochuan and Shen Qiang made two trips to carry everything upstairs.
Looking at the five cases of liquor, Liu Aiyuan felt the other party had spent too much. She whispered to Shen Qiang: "This child, spending so much money to buy five cases! When he leaves, let him take three cases back. You should drink less anyway."
Shen Qiang remained silent.
"I'm talking to you, Old Shen!!" Liu Aiyuan said impatiently.
Shen Qiang remained silent, looking at the five cases of liquor.
"Are you deaf?"
"No..." Shen Qiang suddenly sighed: "This liquor is very expensive."
"Can it be more expensive than Moutai?" Speaking of this, Liu Aiyuan felt upset. She instantly remembered Li Wenjing's demands.
Shen Qiang rolled his eyes: "Look at the labels! Isn't there one case of Moutai right there! The prices of these other cases are similar, and Moutai has dropped in price too..."
"Ah?" Liu Aiyuan looked over, and there really was a case of Feitian Moutai: "Then... this..."
"Each case is eight or nine thousand yuan, five cases... over forty thousand, plus two cartons of cigarettes, it's almost fifty thousand." Shen Qiang did a quick calculation.
Liu Aiyuan was also a bit stunned. For their son-in-law's first visit, he certainly needed to bring a fair amount of things.
But two thousand or so would have been very decent.
Normally it's around 1000 to 1500.
"Fifty thousand? This... this child..." Liu Aiyuan didn't know what to say.
"Mom, Dad, let's eat!! I'm hungry! Hurry up." Shen Muyan's voice came from the living room.
"Oh, right away."
The couple looked at each other and said nothing more. Instead of the joy of landing a wealthy son-in-law, they felt some worry.
They were afraid that the gap between the two families was too large, leading to some disharmony.
In the living room, Tang Luochuan scanned the room's layout; it was similar to the apartment back in his hometown.
"My brother still isn't back yet."
Shen Muyan was also puzzled: "It must be some bullshit; that Li Xiaowei is such an idiot..."
"Muyan, don't use profanity! Be civilized!" Shen Qiang came over and, hearing Shen Muyan cursing, immediately reminded her.
Shen Muyan retorted disdainfully: "Li Xiaowei is short-sighted, vulgar, crude, rude, hideous, sharp-tongued, and narrow-minded. Is that better?"
"You child, Xiaowei is actually a pretty good person. Let's eat first, we won't wait for your brother." Shen Qiang sat down and took two wine glasses: "Luochuan, do you drink?"
"No, Uncle, I'm not used to drinking baijiu."
"Oh, haha, you say... you... bought so much liquor, and it's so expensive." Shen Qiang brought up the topic; there was too much stuff, and he really felt undeserving.
If he accepted it outright and his daughter didn't end up with him, this wouldn't be a matter of one or two thousand, but tens of thousands.
A few thousand yuan wouldn't cause much conflict, but tens of thousands or more would be different.
He even felt it necessary to warn his daughter not to accept money from Tang Luochuan recklessly.
He sensed that this young man was not ordinary. If she really accepted Tang Luochuan's money, things would become more complicated.
"Ahem, Uncle thanks you first, but you are both kids! You still need to be frugal. Muyan, you are one year older than Luochuan, so you should take care of him more at school. You two aren't just dating; you are also senior and junior. Most importantly, do your own things yourself! Especially when it comes to money, do you understand? You are not allowed to use your status as a girl to ask Luochuan for money."
Actually, the latter part was the important part.
Shen Qiang was a sensible man; there is no free lunch in the world. Tang Luochuan gave some money, and Shen Muyan accepted it.
What if they break up and he demands his money back?? For a wealthy person like him, hiring a lawyer for a lawsuit is like child's play.
He wasn't by his daughter's side, and he was truly afraid she would be threatened and do something foolish.
But Shen Muyan immediately got stubborn: "Luochuan treats me well, Dad, don't worry about it. He gave me money, but I only spent a little over 1000."
"Uncle, rest assured, I gave it voluntarily! Don't worry about me having conflicts with her, or about whether it's returned or not!" Tang Luochuan saw his inner worry and continued: "In relationships, you need a foundation of trust and good judgment! I consider my judgment not bad, and besides, even if I'm wrong, it's a lesson learned... I can afford it."
He certainly could afford it; he had only given Shen Muyan 300,000 in total, and he currently had a cold 3.4 billion in his account.
This amount of money was nothing.
"Oh, you are still children. For money matters, just ask your family first! Luochuan, you can't spoil her." Shen Qiang said this nicely, but in reality, he was still worried about his daughter. The main purpose was to make Shen Muyan separate things clearly for the time being.
"Alright then, Dad, give me 300,000!"
"Go away, we're talking about serious matters."
Shen Muyan raised her eyebrows: "I'm talking about serious matters too. Luochuan has given me 300,000 for living expenses, oh right! And luxury goods, the gifts in that suitcase just now add up to hundreds of thousands. You should sell the house and pay Luochuan back."